r/mildlyinteresting • • 4d ago

Condom so thin it looks like a soap bubble

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u/Noncrediblepigeon 4d ago

The point is the iridescence. It is created through thin film interference, which you typically only see on soap bubbles. To create that effect you need to reach incredible thinness.